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Chief, Office of Project Implementation, Local Assistance, Caltrans (02/2000 – 02/2008)
Under the general direction of the Division Chief, I was responsible for working with the cities, counties,
transportation planning organizations, District staff and other affected organizations to facilitate the
implementation of projects necessary to accomplish the Local Assistance Program.

Responsible for the administration and management of federal and state local assistance funding provided
to local agencies for transportation projects. Provide general direction to engineering, technical and
administrative staff, while personally performing the most difficult work. Also perform engineering and
analytical work resulting in policy recommendations and procedural exceptions for local assistance and
special funded state highway projects.
Senior Transportation Engineer, Caltrans (10/96 – 02/2000)
As a senior Transportation Engineer for the office Local Programs I was responsible for getting the Federal
and State funds for more than 100 Cities and Counties District 07, for their transportation projects. I was in
responsible charge for obligating federal funds for more than 100 projects per year costing more than 100
million dollars. I have supervised up to 11 Transportation Engineers during this time. I have assisted the
Office Chief to distribute the resources to other functional units and to develop the Operation Plan for the
Office. I have conducted many trainings to the Local Agencies; the last one was on Quality Assurance
Program.
Instructor, UCLA Extension (1999-2000)
Worked as an instructor for part of the Civil Engineering Review course offered at UCLA Extension for
the PE exam candidates.
Transportation Engineer, Caltrans (03/91 – 10/96)
Local Programs (08/93 – 10/96) Review for adequacy, applications and documents submitted for State
and Federal grant funding by State, local agency, and private consultant personnel. Ensure that submitted
documents and applications for processing federal-aid and state-aid Local agency projects are in
conformance with current Federal and State procedures and standards. Act as liaison between local agency
and the Federal Highway Administration. Coordinate between local agency and Caltrans offices on federal-
aid projects.
Design (04/92 – 07/93) As a Design Engineer for California Department of Transportation, I have played a
major role in the design of a 11 million-dollar project called “Sand House” which is to upgrade 5-mile
stretch of two land conventional highway into a four-lane divided highway.
Construction (03/91 – 03/92) Inspection and evaluation of materials, methods and completed work to
determine the general compliance with plans, specifications, and design and planning concepts. Analyze
contract plans and specifications and prepare design changes for contract change orders where necessary.
Design Engineer, ABB Impell Corporation (10/90 – 03/91)
I designed and validated the design of conduits and conduit support systems for a nuclear power plant near
Fortworth, Texas.
Teaching Assistant, University of Texas @ Austin (01/89 – 05/90)
Teaching and grading freshman level courses on surveying. Each class included on hour of lecture and two
hours of field training.

EDUCATIONS:

Master of Science:
Master of Science in Structural Engineering in Dec. 1990 from University of Texas at Austin.
Bachelor of Engineering:
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in May 1987 from Anna University, Madras (Chennai), India
(First Class with Distinction). Specialized in Structural Engineering.

LICENSES AND MEMBERSHIPS:

Duly registered as a Professional Civil Engineer in the State of California by the State Board of
Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.
Member of American Public Works Association (APWA). Served on the Board during 2014 and 2015